New recipe, June 3, 2025

Pisco Negroni, from an inquiry to ChatGPT. It is a classic Negroni, with Barsol Pisco in place of gin. Very nice, we give it a 4.

New recipe, June 2, 2025

Lentil Salad with Roasted Vegetables from NYT Cooking. We made this because we had some extra radicchio to use. It makes a big salad, and is delicious. The sweetness of the roasted vegetables, the bitterness of the radicchio, the acidity of the sherry vinaigrette—they play beautifully together. we give this a 5!

New recipe, June 1, 2025

Pad Prik King (Red Curry Chicken and Green Beans) from NYT Cooking. I was ready to cook when I realized with horror that I didn't have red curry paste in the fridge. It still tastes great with green curry paste, and the makrut lime is a key component. We are fortunate to have a small makrut lime tree in a pot, but if you don't, get some frozen leaves, or dried if you can't find frozen. It is a critical and distinctive flavor in this dish, which we give a 5!

New recipe, May 31, 2025

Peppery Beef and Shishito Stir Fry from
NYT Cooking. This was ok—we give it a 3. In our experience, shishitos are best when well blistered. This called for taking them out as they start to blister, but while they do cook a bit more at the end, they can't blister and char. We think this would also have benefitted from a little picante heat in addition to the ginger and garlic.

New recipe, May 30, 2025

Cherry Gazpacho from The Dalí Museum Cafe Gala Cookbook. We love gazpacho, and the addition of the cherry adds a lovely dimension. We give this a 5.

New recipe, May 29, 2025

Chicken Pesto Pasta from the Mediterranean Dish. This is a pretty quick dish to cook, and is really flavorful. We give this a 5.

New recipe, May 28, 2025

Today's recipe is Cherries Jubilee with the recipe delivered by ChatGPT. Missed the photo. It is a pleasant dish, and gets a 3.